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Friar               Schmitt               gazed               up               at               the               eight               story               tower               with               a               melancholy               sigh.

His               breath               hung               like               a               specter               in               the               cold               night               air,               blood               seeping               around               the               knife               in               his               abdomen.

His               killer               cocked               his               head               in               a               jerk,               the               knife               was               withdrawn               and               the               killer               leapt               preternaturally               into               the               air.

If               he               landed               the               friar               didn't               hear               it,               but               he               did               hear               his               own               knees               crack               against               the               pavement.

Then               a               thud               from               his               shoulder               as               his               life               drained               away.

He               craned               his               head               to               look               at               the               magnificent               tower               once               more               and               said               a               prayer               to               the               stone               and               the               world               disappeared.

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               Standing               in               the               doorway               Jessie               quoted               aloud,               "               On               the               first               day               there               was               one.

On               the               second               day               many               flashes               of               light.

On               the               third               day               I               saw               only               one.

A               streak               of               fire               through               the               heavens               far               above               the               Earth.

I               had               no               doubt               then               that               it               would               strike               the               moon's               surface."               She               hung               her               head               so               that               her               hair               covered               her               face.

Then               slung               it               back               and               stepped               to               the               railing.
               Slinging               back               the               hair               that               covered               her               face               she               dramatically               stepped               to               the               railing               and               looked               down               to               the               sparse               factory               floor.

Both               of               the               men               looked               up               from               their               work               on               the               large               metal               table,               parts               and               pieces               strewn               around               several               incomplete               objects.
               "Pat,               Jack               would               you               be               so               kind               as               to               escort               me               out               for               a               burger               and               soda?"               Jessie               asked.

She               stood               on               the               balcony               behind               them               leaning               on               the               corroded               metal               railing,               the               door               to               her               office               made               bedroom               hanging               open.

Her               clumped               hair               languid               in               front               of               her               thin               and               pale               face.

The               remnants               of               beauty               still               clinging               to               her               aura.

She               shifted               her               weight               from               one               arm               to               the               other               and               brushed               back               stringy               hair               with               her               free               hand,               her               fingertips               lingering               on               her               neck               as               her               mind               wandered.
               "You're               feeling               better?"               Pat               said               carefully               placing               his               soldering               iron               on               its               base.
               "Yes'"               much               better               and               I               want               to               go               out.

Would               you               accompany               me?"
               "Jessie               we're               not               taking               you               anywhere,               you're               in               no               condition'""               Jack               started.
               "I               want               a               sandwich               and               a               soft               drink!"               She               pursed               her               lips               like               a               petulant               child               who               is               intent               on               getting               her               way.
               "Then               I'll               go               grab               a               sandwich               and               a               soft               drink               for               you,"               Jack               said,               "but               you're               not               going               anywhere               in               your               condition."
               Jessie               started               to               walk               down               the               stairs               savoring               every               step.

"I               want               to               feel               the               sun               on               my               skin               and               the               wind               in               my               hair.

I               want               to               sit               at               a               table               and               tell               the               waiter               what               I               want               and               wait               for               it               and               eat               it               and               pay               my               bill               and               leave               a               tip               and               walk               home               my               tummy               full               and               satisfied               with               my               fresh               hot               meal."               Finishing               her               rant               as               she               reached               the               bottom               stairs               and               stood               on               the               mottled               concrete               floor.

She               let               her               arms               flap               down               quickly               slapping               on               her               thighs,               breathed               in               and               out               slowly               and               smiled.
               "Hey,"               Pat               sympathized               rubbing               greasy               hands               on               his               already               filthy               apron,               "what               harm               could               it               do               right?"
               "For               one;               Friction               is               still               out               and               we               don't               know               when               we'll               need               him,               and               two               the               Uruthenians               are               looking               for               her               now,               and               three'""               Jack               pointed               at               Jessie,               who               was               smacking               herself               in               the               face               with               her               hair,               "look               at               her               she's               in               no               condition               to               go               out."
               "No               no               you               don't               understand!

They're               in               danger,               our               Quidam.

The               book               must               come               home.

I               have               to               get               outside.

I               want               to               see               if               I               can               see               them               yet."               She               asserted               stepping               forward               and               pointing               a               finger               up.
               "Pat               take               her               upstairs,               I'll               go               get               her               a               burger               and               soda."               Jack               said               making               no               attempt               to               hide               his               aggravation               while               putting               on               his               coat               and               goggles               and               slipping               several               devices               into               his               pockets.

Through               his               teeth               he               said,               "We               don't               have               time               for               this,"               the               metal               door               rang               out               as               he               slammed               it.
               "M'kay,"               Pat               said.

He               took               her               arm               gently               and               led               her               back               to               the               stairs,               she               looked               at               him               with               sparkling               eyes               and               a               quirky               grin.
               "It's               almost               time               you               know,"               she               said               dreamily.
               "Is               it               now?"               He               said               feigning               interest.
               "We               need               to               gather.

Call               everyone               together."
               "Now?"
               "Yes.

I               will               take               a               nap               and               eat               my               delicious               hamburger               and               then               I               will               tell               everyone               where               we               go               now.

'I               sat               at               my               telescope               transfixed               for               an               hour,               peering               into               the               small               oculus               intently.

I               was               forced               to               take               small               breaks               and               rest               my               eyes.'"               She               quoted               quietly,               "The               book               has               told               me               they're               coming               it's               almost               time               --               almost'""               she               laid               back               and               the               patterns               appeared               in               her               mind.

They've               become               comforting               to               her               now,               a               part               of               her.

She               navigates               the               patterns               and               sees               a               familiar               shape,               the               shifting               green               gestalt               focused               on               one               point,               waiting               for               her.
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               "Barry!

Barry!"               The               impatient               voice               rang               up               the               staircase,               "Barry               Box!

What's               wrong               with               the               TV?"
               "How               should               I               know               Dad?"               Box               shouted               back               from               the               bathroom.
               "Because               you're               the               big               uppity-up               Comms               Guild               guy."               Said               his               portly               father               at               the               base               of               the               stairs.

He               smacked               the               banister               twice               with               his               marshmallow               hand               and               waddled               away               toward               the               den.

He               wasn't               just               front               heavy               he               carried               his               weight               all               around               him,               it               made               him               look               like               a               buoy               in               rough               seas               when               he               walked.
               "No,               I'm               a               lowly               bag               carrying               journeyman               barely               making               a               hundred               cid's               a               week.

Why               would               I               know               why               the               TV's               broken?"               Box               said               coming               down               the               stairs               adjusting               his               goggles               on               top               of               his               head.
               "Well               don't               you               work               today?"               Dad               grunted               lowering               himself               into               the               worn               chair.
               "I'm               pulling               a               night               shift."               Box               said               standing               in               the               hall               clamping               his               ornate               watch               to               his               forearm.

He               polished               the               glass               face               and               ornamental               wings               on               either               side               with               his               shirt.
               "Well               look               at               this!

What's               wrong               with               this               blasted               thing?

It's               on               every               channel."               Dad               clicked               wildly               on               the               remote.

It               was               a               sparse               little               gadget,               the               buttons               looked               like               keys               from               a               typewriter               and               a               wire               snaked               from               it               to               the               TV               set.

"Ooh               look               at               that.

Says               Friar               Schmitt               retired'""
               "What               the'""               Box               said               as               he               looked               at               the               picture               on               the               screen.

Over               a               picture               of               the               friar               several               circles               and               straight               lines               moved               and               overlapped,               and               strange               symbols               would               appear               as               if               typed               directly               onto               the               screen.

The               sound               was               crackling               and               warbling               but               still               understandable.

"It's               like               a               reading               table               gone               wild,"               he               said               examining               the               screen.
               "Well,               go               to               work               and               fix               it.

I               don't               want               to               watch               my               shows               like               this."               Dad               said               shaking               his               chins               anxiously.
               "Right.

Wouldn't               want               you               to               go               without               your               shows,"               he               said               sarcastically               and               walked               out               the               front               door.

He               took               a               deep               breath               and               immediately               regretted               it.

Coughing               he               fished               out               a               small               vial               from               his               coat               pocket               and               downed               its               contents,               then               took               another               deep               breath               and               sighed               in               relief.

He               looked               at               his               watch,               attached               to               a               curved               piece               of               copper               with               hinged               overlapping               flaps               at               the               end               binding               it               to               his               arm,               elaborate               and               busy               it               glimmered               in               the               light               from               the               setting               sun.

With               his               index               finger               he               pulled               down               on               one               of               the               ornate               wings               until               it               clicked               three               times               and               started               off               down               the               street.

Behind               the               thick               brick               buildings               to               his               right               the               sun               was               setting               its               last               rays               illuminated               the               polluted               air               with               beautiful               violets               and               reds               and               light               greens.

Box               wondered               how               something               so               noxious               could               be               so               beautiful,               but               reminded               himself               that               even               a               fungal               infection               could               be               beautiful               if               you               forgot               about               the               environment               in               which               it               thrived.
               "Morning               Carl,"               he               said               to               a               man               crouched               behind               the               door               of               a               tall               rectangular               iron               box.

Only               Carl's               boots               could               be               seen               but               Box               had               encountered               them               often               enough               to               know               exactly               who               it               was               inspecting               the               cables               housed               inside               the               iron               coffin.
               "Hey               Box.

You               seen               the               TV's?"               Said               Carl               from               behind               the               door               as               his               feet               shuffled.
               "Sure               did."
               "The               radio's               are               doing               something               weird               too               you               know.

Oh               did               you               see               about               the               Friar?

Old               fart               retired.

'‹Å"Bout               time."               His               hand               appeared               below               the               door               dropping               several               cables               and               a               long               glass               carbon-filament               light               bulb.
               "Good               for               him,               probably               deserved               it.

I'll               look               into               the               radio               thing."               Box               said               waving               his               hand               as               he               walked,               his               watch               wing               ticked               up               once.

"Gotta               go."
               The               downtown               streets               echoed               with               the               cacophony               of               rush               hour.

Compact               steam               engines               strained               to               power               the               stationary               automobiles,               vapriforms               spewing               from               vents               and               tailpipes,               as               noxious               humid               air               is               filtered               into               the               cabin.

The               sidewalks               thick               with               pedestrians,               most               wearing               face               masks               and               goggles               to               fend               off               the               pollution               of               the               inner               city,               but               a               head               above               everyone               else               was               the               tallest               woman               Box               had               ever               seen.

She               put               a               hand               to               her               goggles               and               the               tint               turned               bright               red,               and               his               watch               wing               ticked               again.

He               slipped               down               an               alley               to               his               left               before               he               reached               her,               then               left,               then               right               and               left               again.

There               next               to               a               garbage               chute               he               waited.

After               several               minutes               his               watch               clicked               a               third               time               and               the               tall               woman               appeared               from               around               the               corner.
               "Hey               there               pretty               lady,               right               on               time."               He               said               playfully.
               "Hello               small               boy,               who               is               always               early."               Her               husky               voice               carried               no               emotion,               but               it               was               clear               that               she               was               mocking               him.
               From               her               coat               she               produced               a               small               book,               the               cover               looked               like               a               spider               web               of               thin               metal               strands               three               layers               deep.

She               held               the               book               out,               Box               gingerly               too               it               and               pulled               his               goggles               down               with               one               hand               and               opened               the               book.

Before               his               eyes               appeared               a               green               web               of               lines               and               dots.

Pushing               his               goggles               to               his               unkempt               hair               he               read               aloud,               "'I               was               privy               to               a               show               unlike               any               other.

I               saw               the               dust               rise               into               the               air               and               slowly               settle               over               the               Moon's               grey               surface'               ,               I'd               love               to               see               the               original               map,               I               heard               it's               much               more               detailed               and               pulses               as               the               lines               shift."               Having               confirmed               its               authenticity               he               put               the               book               in               one               of               his               inner               coat               pockets               .

Then               with               his               finger               the               pulls               down               on               the               opposite               wing               as               before               and               clicked               it               down               six               times.

"Six               hours               to               go."               He               said.
               "Maybe               more,               maybe               less,"               she               said               and               walked               away.

Box               didn't               know               her               name               and               it               wasn't               always               her               that               passed               the               book               to               him,               but               she               must               have               been               trusted               otherwise               she               wouldn't               have               the               book.
               Minutes               later               Box               emerged               from               the               locker               room               and               a               mustached               man               informs               him               that               they'll               be               replacing               transmission               lines               in               the               tunnels.

During               the               short               drive               Box               stays               in               the               back               of               the               van               packing               bags               with               cables               and               other               supplies.

As               he's               unloading               the               bags               he's               approached               by               another               person               with               red               goggles               over               their               eyes.
               "It's               not               time               to               pass               yet,               Deeb,"               Box               says               to               the               short               man.
               "Emergency               meeting,"               he               said               urgently               in               a               small               squeaky               voice.
               "I               can't               go               right               now,               I've               got               work.

I               can't               just               skip               out."
               "All               members               must               attend."
               "Alright.

Dammit'"let               me               find               some               excuse."               The               short               man               walks               away               and               Box               descends               the               stairs.
               "Hey               guys,               I've               uh               --               my               stomach               is               all               messed               up.

Must               have               been               my               Mum's               cooking,"               He               said               awkwardly               thumbing               towards               the               door,               "I'll               be               back               in               a               few,               gotta               go               find               a               toilet."
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               The               next               night               I               was               right               back               at               my               peephole               to               the               universe.

I               neglected               all               of               my               other               duties               in               favor               of               my               observation.

In               retrospect               I               do               not               regret               my               obsession.

Setting               my               telescope               to               maximum               magnification,               I               was               eager               to               not               miss               a               thing.

I               couldn't               believe               my               eyes!

I               could               actually               see               things               moving               along               the               moon's               surface.

But               I               couldn't               make               out               exactly               what               they               were.

They               looked               like               men               but               they               wore               suits               like               I've               never               seen.

I               decided               I               needed               to               know               so               I               packed               my               notes               and               ran               down               to               the               Grand               Observatory               at               the               College.
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               Box               stood               in               a               dank               hall               in               front               of               a               corroded               iron               door               with               several               others,               including               the               tall               woman               who               passed               him               the               book               and               the               squeaky               voiced               informant.

"Anyone               know               what's               so               important?"               He               said               aloud               looking               for               anyone               to               answer.
               "Have               you               seen               the               TV?"               Said               a               man               from               the               corner.

He               was               thin,               his               face               gaunt               and               pale               accentuated               by               his               round               wire               rimmed               glasses,               with               several               branched               lenses,               and               impossibly               tall               hair.

He               wore               fingerless               gloves               and               a               long               brown               trench               coat.
               "Yes               I've               seen               the               TV,               Kuz"               said               Box               exasperated,               "and               there's               nothing               I               can               do'""
               "That's               what               it's               about.

Those               patterns               are               coming               from               the               Hepsite               itself."               Kuz               said.
               "So               it               is               alive!"               Said               another               short               round               man               behind               Box.

It               was               Dunn               Mack               of               the               Robot               Guild,               his               plump               face               excited               at               the               thought.

He               fixed               his               taped               glasses               and               smiled               awkwardly               up               at               Kuz.

Beside               Dunn               was               the               thin               and               elderly               Plummerman,               back               bent               and               his               egg               shaped               head               thrust               out               like               a               turtle.
               "More               likely               it's               transmitting               something               to               or               from               someone               other               than               us."               Kuz               said,               "the               church               doesn't               know               what               to               do,               they're               up               in               arms               trying               to               fix               it."
               "So               that's               why               they               had               us               out               replacing               transmission               lines,               trying               to               fix               it               '"               hoping               it               was               something               other               than               the               Hepsite."               Commented               Box.
               "So               is               it               receiving               or               sending?"               Plummerman               asked,               "it               can               only               do               one               or               the               other."
               "The               Hepsite               isn't               so               simple."               Kuz               said               pulling               out               a               small               metal               cigar               case.

On               the               cover               of               the               case               a               winged               gear               sat               among               other               ornate               features,               he               opened               it               and               pulled               out               a               short               fat               brown               cigar.

Tapping               it               on               the               back               of               the               case               he               said,               "We               know               it's               capable               of               much               more               than               is               currently               asked               of               it.

It               can               handle               the               televisuals,               radiophonics               and               the               reading               tables               all               at               the               same               time.

Plus               there               are               other               communications               going               through               it               that               the               public               doesn't               know               about,               strictly               Uruthenian               and               government.

Did               you               know               it               manages               most               of               the               steam               engines               around               town?

It               does               and               that's               why               we               never               have               power               outages.

It's               incredibly               efficient."
               "The               public               only               knows               what               they               see               on               the               tube."               Came               a               sultry               female               voice               from               down               the               grimy               hallway.

No               one               could               see               her               clearly               but               everyone               knew               who               it               was               by               the               distinct               clop               of               her               high-heels               and               the               way               her               silhouette               writhed               in               the               backlight.

It               was               Inqe               Speaker               from               the               Automobile               Guild.

Every               time               Box               saw               her               he               could               only               think               of               one               word,               steamy.

Well               maybe               he               could               think               of               a               few               more               words               but               he               felt               a               little               ashamed               of               himself               and               quickly               pushed               the               words               aside               in               favor               of               his               sudden               interest               in               the               floor.

Coming               into               the               dim               yellow               light               she               put               one               foot               directly               in               front               of               the               other,               causing               her               hips               to               dance               like               a               bell               under               her               black               skirt,               the               slit               that               traveled               up               her               leg               exposed               the               spider               webbed               end               of               charcoal               grey               stockings               obscuring               a               long               colorful               dragon               tattoo.

Her               dark               blue               corset,               covered               by               a               small               black               jacket,               pushed               her               ample               cleavage               together               and               up,               leaving               one               to               wonder               how               she               breathed.

The               fingerless               gloves               matched               the               blue               of               her               corset               and               reached               halfway               up               her               tattooed               forearm,               tied               with               laces               and               decorated               with               curlicues.

More               elaborate               tattoos               could               be               seen               snaking               up               her               arm               and               into               her               jacket.
               "Ms.

Speaker,"               Kuz               said               blowing               smoke,               "How               nice               of               you               to               show               up               dressed               to               distract."
               "I               don't               get               out               often,               Kuz               Booker,"               she               accentuated               his               name,               "so               I               take               advantage               of               it               when               I               can."               She               brushed               at               her               sleeves               and               pushed               up               her               bosom.
               "'               They               busied               themselves               with               some               task               I               could               not               quickly               discern.'               "               Came               another               female               voice.

"It's               nice               of               you               all               to               be               here               on               time."               This               voice               was               motherly               and               wise,               as               was               her               look.

Ms.

Revel,               from               the               Education               Guild,               wore               on               her               brown               and               grey               striped               jacket               a               winged               broche.

Joining               Ms.

Revel               was               Silce,               from               the               Builders               Guild.

Silce               was               the               antithesis               of               Inqe,               she               wasn't               unattractive               she               simply               didn't               try               for               the               attention.

Silce               was               demure               and               chose               not               to               call               attention               to               herself.

Her               thick               blond-brown               hair               flowed               freely               and               sometimes               seemed               to               quarrel               with               the               air               around               her.
               Jack               walked               around               them               both               with               a               paper               bag               in               one               hand               and               paper               cup               in               the               other.

"Right,               everyone's               here               let's               go               in."               Jack               said               handing               off               the               goods               to               Box               and               didn't               bother               to               take               them               back               once               the               door               was               open               and               everyone               inside.
               "Where's               Friction?"               Dunn               asked               walking               onto               the               old               factory               floor.

As               if               in               answer               to               his               question               a               man               dropped               from               the               rafters               directly               in               front               of               him,               absorbing               the               impact               with               bent               knees.

He               erected               to               his               full               and               copious               height               in               several               jerky               movements               and               looked               at               Dunn               menacingly.

His               face               covered               entirely               by               a               leather               guise               that               looked               vaguely               like               a               gas-mask               and               goggles,               with               buckles               and               straps               visible               on               its               fringes               just               under               the               hood               of               his               cloak.

His               copper               lined               lace-up               boots               made               no               noise               as               he               crossed               the               smooth               mottled               floor.

He               unbuttoned               his               cloak               exposing               a               black               pinstriped               vest,               Victorian               style               white               collar               shirt               and               a               short               tie.

Box               noted               that               he               smelled               of               smoke               and               oil,               but               he               was               known               to               skulk               around               on               the               rooftops.

His               gloved               hands               awkward               as               his               fingers               twitched               independently.
               Friction               turned               his               head               slightly               and               looked               at               Box               through               opaque               goggles,               Box               quickly               averted               his               gaze               to               find               Jessie               tugging               at               the               goods               entrusted               to               him,               "Mmm               Burger               and               soda,               oh               and               you               got               me               some               soggy               fries.

How               kind."               Said               Jessie               peering               into               the               bag               still               in               his               palm,               her               hand               going               from               the               bag               to               her               mouth               with               limp               fries.

Box               recoiled               as               she               took               the               food               and               licked               her               salty               fingers.

Last               time               he               saw               her               she               seemed               to               been               more               stable,               that               was               months               ago.

Now               she               was               unwashed               and               her               movements               were               erratic               at               best.
               She               walked               proudly               over               to               the               metal               table               and               pushed               aside               the               wires               and               metal               of               Pat's               projects               and               set               about               consuming               her               food.

Everyone               mingled,               Dunn               loquaciously               wandered               from               group               to               group,               while               Jessie               ate               then               licked               her               fingers               and               sucked               down               her               soda               in               a               few               long               gulps               until               the               straw               sputtered.

She               let               out               a               small               belch               then               smiled               and               stood.
               "Due               to               a               certain               gabby               member               being               discovered               we               were               forced               to               kill               a               friar               a               little               more               publicly               than               we               wanted."               she               said               suddenly               and               prideful.

"The               Hepsite               wants               to               go               home.

The               signals               on               the               televisuals               and               radiophones               tell               us               that               much.

Book               please,"               she               said               holding               out               her               hand.

Everyone               looked               around.

Box               leapt               in               sudden               realization               that               he               still               had               the               book.

He               pulled               it               from               his               vest               and               handed               it               to               Jessie.

"Ooh               Box               you               bring               so               many               wonderful               gifts               today,               thank               you."               She               flipped               through               the               book               wildly               then               slapped               it               shut.

"These               words               are               the               truth!

Damon               Uru               discovered               the               Hepsite               and               through               him               the               Uruthenians               acquired               it               and               used               it               to               enslave               our               city,               our               country               our               minds."               Occasionally               through               her               speech               Friction               would               twitch               or               bizarrely               make               the               same               motions               as               Jessie.

"They               rule               unchallenged               and               mercilessly.

Now               the               Hepsite               calls               out,               or               perhaps               it               is               being               called.

It               wants               to               go               home               and               they               are               returning               for               it.

This               will               change               the               world.

We               will               be               thrown               into               chaos,               and               those               who               have               the               power               will               endeavor               to               keep               it.

I               see               war               coming.

A               war               we               cannot               win               alone.

We               must               confront               those               coming               to               retrieve               their               technology.

We               must               seek               their               help.

Not               ask               them               to               leave               us               the               crystal,               no!

We               do               not               want               it,               it               makes               us               stupid.

Let               them               take               it               but               ask               them               for               help               in               reconstructing               our               society,               our               people.

Damon               Uru               predicted               that               they               would               come,               the               original               book               tells               me               also,               he               saw               more               than               the               church               knows.

Many               of               you               follow               me               but               do               not               know               of               my               heritage.

Most               of               you               I               brought               in               myself,               a               few               where               here               before               me.

But               let               me               tell               you               I               was               always               connected               to               the               movement,               from               my               Father               and               his               Father               and               his               Father,               my               great               Grandfather               Damon               Uru."               Most               of               them               look               at               her               in               surprise.

They               knew               of               her               Father               and               Grandfather               but               did               not               know               that               she               was               directly               related               to               the               discoverer               of               the               Hepsite,               called               Uruthene               by               the               Church.

This               explained               why               she               was               kept               underground               far               away               from               the               city.

If               the               church               ever               found               her               surely               she               would               disappear               never               to               be               seen               again.
               "My               Grandfather               changed               our               name               to               keep               us               safe               from               the               church               that               wanted               my               Great               Grandfather               to               be               a               prophet,               he               also               fashioned               many               of               the               beautiful               little               devices               you               carry               with               you               as               secret               truth               that               you               are               part               of               the               movement,               a               quidam               among               the               ignorant               masses.

The               original               book,               which               is               kept               in               a               secret               place,               was               constructed               of               parts               from               the               device               that               was               found               with               the               Hepsite,               then               was               copied               to               the               smaller               book.

We               have               many               converts,               our               word               is               already               popular               among               the               discontent,               albeit               it               accidentally               when               the               book               was               lost               and               the               words               written               by               Franklin               Uru               were               copied               and               printed.

We               have               only               to               inspire               them               with               our               actions!

Show               them               that               there               is               someone               to               oppose               the               church,               the               Uruthenians.

The               name               Uru               is               no               longer               my               own               so               I               have               no               reservations               in               destroying               it               and               the               corruption               associated               with               it.

Deep               within               the               church               is               the               Hepsite,               and               this               is               where               the               visitors               will               go               to               retrieve               it.

We               must               meet               them               there.

Patrick               and               Jack               have               devised               a               plan               to               infiltrate               the               church.

She               approaches               Dunn               and               kisses               him               on               the               cheek.

"I               forgive               you               for               your               mistakes.

You               must               be               more               careful               in               the               future.

None               of               us               deserve               to               die               fighting               an               unjust               ruler,"               She               then               turned               and               spoke               to               everyone,               "but               we               are               willing               to               die               fighting               a               tyrant.

Know               that               your               lives               are               at               risk.

Know               that               if               your               job               is               not               done               you               put               others               at               risk.

I               love               you               all               and               I               know               you               will               all               do               what               is               right               and               true.

Until               now               we               were               nameless               because               we               couldn't               risk               exposure,               but               from               now               on               when               you               speak               to               others               you               shall               call               us               The               Lathe,               we               will               carve               out               that               which               is               ugly               and               useless."
               Jack               approaches               the               table               and               unrolls               a               large               sheet               of               brown               paper               across               the               table               and               begins               explaining               the               plan               to               everyone.
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               The               next               night               I               was               right               back               at               my               peephole               to               the               universe.

I               neglected               all               of               my               other               duties               in               favor               of               my               observation.

In               retrospect               I               do               not               regret               my               obsession.

Setting               my               telescope               to               maximum               magnification,               I               was               eager               to               not               miss               a               thing.

I               couldn't               believe               my               eyes!

I               could               actually               see               things               moving               along               the               moon's               surface.

But               I               couldn't               make               out               exactly               what               they               were.
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               Box               crouched               against               a               wall,               Kuz               standing               several               feet               away               looking               into               the               depths               of               the               city               beyond               the               alley               heavy               smoke               swirling               out               of               his               mouth               and               nose               clinging               to               his               eyebrows               and               ghosting               around               his               impossibly               tall               hair.
               "Is               it               just               me,"               Box               said,               "or               was               Friction               acting               a               little               weird               in               there?"
               "Yes'"yes               he               was.

But               that               doesn't               concern               me               nearly               as               much               as               Jessie."
               "What               about               her?

She               looked               fine               to               me,"               Box               said.
               "She's               not               fine.

She's               loosing               it,               she               can               barely               keep               it               together,               and               I               think               I               know               why."               Kuz               said               toking               on               his               small               brown               cigars.
               "Loosing               what'"her               mind?"
               "Exactly.

We               were               told               not               to               tell               anyone               but               if               we're               going               to               do               what               she               says               you               have               to               know               about               her               state               of               mind."               Kuz               said               taking               a               drag               off               his               cigar.

"It's               Friction,               she's               connected               to               him."
               Box               looked               at               him               puzzled,               "What               like               family?

Is               Friction               her               brother               or               something?"
               "Friction               is               Jessie.

The               same               person."
               "But               he               was               standing               right               there               next               to               her.

How               can               she               be               in               two               places               at               once?"
               "Remember               what               I               said               about               the               Hepsite?

How               it               can               do               more               than               we               know?

Well               apparently               it               can               interact               with               thoughts               and               minds.

A               while               back               Jack               and               Jessie               and               me               started               playing               with               the               machine               found               near               the               Hepsite               by               Damon               Uru.

We               discovered,               quite               by               chance,               that               it               could               communicate               directly               with               a               person,               or               rather               that               person               could               send               a               request               thorough               the               crystalline               web               to               a               machine.

Basically               the               Hepsite               will               make               the               machine               do               what               you               want               it               to.

Jessie               devised               this               insane               plan               to               build               an               automation.

It               wouldn't               need               a               power               source               just               a               connection               to               the               Hepsite               and               to               the               person               controlling               it.

At               first               we               objected               to               her               connecting               herself               but               she               insisted.

So               we               built               Friction,               with               the               help               of               Dunn,               and               used               pieces               from               the               machine               to               connect               him               to               Jessie               and               the               crystalline               web."
               "Built               him.

So               he's               not               even               human?"
               "He's               not               even               technically               a               '‹Å"him',               Barry."
               "So               that's               why               she               seems               so'""               Box               started.
               "Crazy               --               "               Kuz               finished.
               "So               she               literally               controls               him'"it."
               "Yes,               and               the               more               precise               the               movement               the               more               concentration               it               takes.

I               don't               think               it's               her               connection               to               Friction               that's               driving               her               mad,               I               think               it's               the               crystalline               web.

She               has               to               navigate               that               web               in               her               mind               to               get               to               Friction,               in               fact               that's               why               we               call               him               Friction'"it               was               a               little               joke.

Not               so               funny               now.

The               first               time               we               tried               it               took               weeks               for               her               to               even               find               him               properly.

Her               mind               bumped               against               every               other               machine               out               there,               we               thought               for               sure               they               would               catch               us               before               she               got               to               him,               what               with               her               causing               havoc               with               the               TV               reception.

They               didn't               catch               us               of               course,               but               they               came               close.

Closer               than               they've               been               in               years,               that               is               until               Dunn               screw               up               and               was               seen               by               a               Friar               doing               god               knows               what.

She               really               started               to               lose               it               a               couple               months               back               when               the               Hepsite               started               to               receive               foreign               signals,               my               team               in               the               Research               Guild               was               the               first               to               spot               it."
               "Foreign?

Like               other               countries?"
               "Not               at               all.

The               signals               are               coming               from               beyond               the               moon.

Pat               told               me               that               Jessie               was               rambling               on               about               someone               coming               back.

The               book               says               '‹Å"It               was               the               device               I               had               seen               through               the               telescope,               except               most               of               the               metal               was               melted               away               exposing               a               large               green               stone,               a               glowing               gem.'               and               '‹Å"The               stone               is               not               of               this               Earth               and               they               will               likely               return               for               it.'               I               think               these               aliens               are               coming               back               for               their               goods.

Whatever               the               Hepsite               is               to               them               they               want               it               back,               and               through               the               crystalline               web               Jessie               could               sense               their               signals               and               it's               effecting               her."
               "And               that's               who               she               wants               to               ask               for               help?"
               "Personally               I               don't               think               a               people               capable               of               creating               something               like               the               Hepsite               would               give               a               damn               about               us.

Look               what               we               did               with               it,               enslaved               a               whole               country               with               stupidity.

Built               a               religion               around               it."
               "That               wasn't               us.

It               was               the               Uruthenians               and               the               government."               Box               said               defensively.
               "It               may               as               well               have               been               us!

We               let               them               do               it.

The               only               person               who               really               stood               up               to               them               was               Damon               Uru               and               they               killed               him               because               he               didn't               willingly               become               their               prophet               but               his               name               was               already               known               so               they               made               him               a               dead               messiah.

They               used               his               name               to               justify               their               acts               of               violence               and               repression.

If               I               was               coming               back               for               my               technology               and               saw               that               they               had               used               it               for               death               and               destruction               and               enslavement               I'd               take               it               and               leave               before               they               could               spread               their               hate               to               my               home."
               "So               if               you               don't               think               these               aliens               will               help               us               why               go               along               with               the               plan?"
               "Before               she               started               to               lose               it               Jessie               and               I'"We               were               close.

Now               I'm               lucky               if               she               can               remember               my               name.

It's               not               that               she               doesn't               care               for               me               anymore               her               mind               is               just               elsewhere.

She's               right               though,               there               will               be               a               war,               a               civil               war.

More               like               a               revolution               really.

Things               will               start               to               change               quickly               once               the               church               has               lost               its               powerbase,               but               without               someone               to               lead               the               people               the               Uruthenian               government               will               retake               control."
               "And               you               think               Jessie               will               be               that               leader?"
               "No."
               "Then               who               will               lead               the               revolution?"
               "You're               a               good               guy               Barry,               but               I               don't               know               and               I               don't               care."               He               threw               the               butt               of               his               cigar               to               the               ground               and               walks               away.
               Box               sat               for               a               moment               and               watched               the               smoke               rise               from               the               cigar.

He               imagined               smoke               rising               from               the               city               around               him,               alight               with               the               fires               of               change               and               the               chaos               of               revolution.

He               twisted               his               foot               on               the               smoldering               litter               and               left               the               alley.
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               From               the               Book               of               the               Crystalline               Web               as               written               by               Franklin               Uru:
               I               watched               in               despair               as               the               missile               slowly               advanced               on               their               position,               bringing               certain               death.

It               didn't               hit               them               directly,               but               slight               to               the               north.

The               explosion               was               much               larger               than               the               first               when               the               ship               crashed,               surely               they               were               all               dead.

Many               pieces               of               the               moon               were               sent               flying               into               the               earth's               atmosphere.

One               such               piece               I               watched               as               it               flew               overhead               and               landed               in               a               field.

I               immediately               got               on               my               tractor               and               rushed               to               the               scene.

I               expected               to               meet               the               military               there,               but               I               did               not.

When               I               arrived               I               recognized               the               object               immediately.
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               Plummerman               walked               toward               the               large               door               with               Box               and               Silce               in               tow,               both               of               them               dressed               in               overalls               and               carrying               several               bags.

Plummerman               shows               his               identification               to               the               guard               in               front               of               the               door               who               nods               towards               Box               and               Silce.
               "Who               are               they?"               Asked               the               guard               standing               in               front               of               the               door.
               "They're               here               to               repair               the               transmission               lines,               or               haven't               you               seen               the               TV."               Plummerman               said               venomously.
               The               guard               looks               them               both               up               and               down,               pausing               to               ogle               Silce               who               curls               her               lip               at               him               in               disgust.

"Kind               of               early               isn't               it?"               Said               the               guard               throwing               his               head               back               to               Plummerman.
               "Rather               do               it               now               before               this               evenings               broadcast.

You               know               how               they               get               when               something               goes               wrong."               Plummerman               said.
               "Show               me               your               permits.

How               longs               this               gonna               take?"               He               said               holding               out               his               large               hand.
               Silce               shows               her               Public               buildings               permit               and               Box               shows               his               communications               permit.

The               guard               snatches               and               examines               the               small               cards,               they               looked               tiny               in               his               massive               hand.
               "Until               it's               done.

Now               listen               young               man,               I               know               you               want               to               feel               like               you're               useful               but               right               now               you're               just               a               big               dumb               wall.

But               we               don't               have               all               day,               so               move               yourself               to               the               side               and               let               us               do               our               job."               Plummerman               said               jabbing               his               bony               finger               towards               the               door.

Box               and               Silce               looked               at               each               other               sure               they               were               going               to               be               pummeled               by               this               large               guard,               but               the               guard               grimaced               and               opened               the               door.
               They               enter               the               massive               chapel,               dimly               lit               mostly               from               the               lights               outside.

They               make               their               way               to               the               tower               entrance               in               the               back.
               "You               be               careful.

It's               dead               for               another               couple               of               hours               so               no               one               will               see               you               for               a               while               yet."               Plummerman               said               and               walked               out.
               "That               guys               really               useful.

You               know               he's               off               to               help               out               Dunn,               that               sack               of               crap,               and               Inqe.

I               don't               envy               them               going               through               the               sewer.

Ick!"               Said               Silce.
               "Yeah,               but               we're               in               the               lions               den               here.

If               we               get               caught               --               ."
               "We               have               an               excuse               right."
               "More               or               less.

Hand               me               that               bag               would               you?"
               Silce               hands               him               one               of               several               bags               full               of               rolled               up               cable.

They               walk               through               the               door               and               into               a               round               room               at               the               bottom               of               a               staircase               that               curled               up               the               walls               of               the               eight               story               tower.

Box               looked               straight               up               then               over               to               Silce               and               smirked.
               "Here               we               go.

Remember               every               twenty               feet               up               we               have               to               place               a               pack,"               he               said               pointing               at               her               bag,               "and               don't               forget               to               put               the               glue               on               it."
               She               held               up               a               disk,               it               was               round               and               about               three               inches               thick               and               two               and               one               half               inches               in               diameter.

Producing               a               long               thin               metallic               gun-like               tool               with               a               tube               set               into               a               groove               from               her               bag               she               squeezed               the               trigger               thick               black               goo               came               from               the               tip               and               onto               the               back               of               the               disk.

It               piled               in               globs               then               congealed               into               a               solid               viscous               mass               in               the               center.

Box               took               it               from               her               and               threaded               the               cable               through               a               hole               in               the               side,               turned               a               screw               in               the               center               of               the               disk               tightening               the               cable               down'"               then               stuck               the               whole               thing               on               the               wall.

The               black               glue               oozed               from               under               the               disk               as               he               pushed               hard               against               it.
               "One               down."               Box               said               starting               up               the               stairs               dispensing               the               cable               as               he               climbed.
               "Why               couldn't               we               just               put               a               ton               of               explosives               at               the               base               and               knock               it               over?"               Silce               asked               while               she               applied               glue               to               another               disk.
               "Jessie               wants               this               to               be               a               call               to               arms.

So               if               it               just               fell               over               they               could               claim               it               was               faulty               construction               but               if               it's               blown               to               bits               there's               no               question               that               it               was               an               attack.

Others               who               share               the               same               view               as               us               will               be               emboldened               by               the               display,               polarizing               the               normally               ambiguous               public.

Some               will               support               us,               some               will               support               the               church."               He               continued               his               task               while               he               talked.
               "It's               like               I               want               them               gone,               the               Uruthenians,               but               I               don't               want               to               kill               anyone."               Silce               said               affably.
               "Every               revolution               has               its               price,               usually               paid               in               lives."               He               said               acutely.
               "Is               that               what               this               is'"a               revolution?

I               mean               shouldn't               they               just               give               up               when               they've               lost?"               She               handed               him               another               disk.
               "You               would               think               so,               but               history               has               taught               us               the               answer               is               usually               no.

They'll               try               to               hold               on               to               their               power.

Or               rather               they'll               order               their               troops               to               attack               in               essence               sacrificing               them               so               they               can               retain               power               or               escape               unharmed.

That's               the               big               difference               between               us               and               them.

We               do               this               willingly,               but               soldiers               just               follow               orders.

We               are               our               own               soldiers.

We               beat               our               own               drums.

Almost               there,"               he               said               feeling               the               cool               air               wafting               in               from               the               domes               open               apex               and               continued               to               thread               disks               and               stick               them               to               the               wall.
               "Why               not               just               attack               them               directly?"
               "Because               then               you               leave               the               military               strong.

It's               a               bit               complicated               and               psychological."
               "I'm               not               an               idiot               you               know."               Silce               said               offended.
               "I               know               you're               not,"               he               said               reaching               into               the               bag               pushing               aside               cables               and               pulling               out               a               wrapped               bundle,               "It's               just               hard               to               explain               in               one               sitting,               and               we're               not               exactly               sitting.

I'm               a               fan               of               history               so               I've               studied               this.

The               reason               for               the               start               a               revolution               is               rarely               the               only               reason               for               revolution,               and               they               don't               always               succeed.

Usually               because               of               poor               planning               or               outright               ignorance               on               the               part               of               those               dissenting."
               "You've               been               around               since               before               me               right?"
               "Couple               of               months,               yes."               Box               answered               while               he               took               parts               from               the               bundle               and               assembled               a               bow-gun               customized               for               use               with               the               disks.
               "Why               did               you               join?"               Silce               inquired.
               "Like               I               said               I'm               a               fan               of               history.

I               knew               this               country               was               destined               to               fall               because               of               the               ultra-oppressive               religious               government.

Or               maybe               I               hoped               --               "               He               smiled               wistfully               at               Silce               then               aimed               his               bow-gun               with               a               threaded               disk               affixed               to               the               tip.

He               fired               and               the               cable               rapidly               unfurled               from               the               pile               in               curls               and               the               disk               made               a               splat               against               the               wall.

"Why               did               you               join,               Silce?"               He               asked               as               he               let               out               the               cable               walking               down               the               stairs.
               "I               was               caught               impersonating               one               of               you,               one               of               us'""
               "Ooh               yeah,               I               remember               that.

Wow               that               was               you?"
               "Jessie               said               I               was               smart,               I               just               followed               the               clues               I               found               in               one               of               those               illegal               printed               Crystal               books."
               "How               did               you               get               your               hands               on               one               of               those?"
               "Friend               at               a               bookstore.

Jessie               was               really               nice,               but               now               she's               '"               different."               Silce               ended               the               sentence               quietly.
               "Don't               worry               after               this               she'll               get               better.

I               have               a               guarantee."               He               said               and               fired               the               bow-gun               again.
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               Plummerman               walked               up               to               Dunn               and               Inqe,               both               dressed               for               a               walk               through               the               sewers,               shuffling               his               keys.

They               waited               while               he               opened               the               wrought               iron               gates.

"Come               on               we               haven't               got               all               day."               He               said               clipping               the               keys               to               his               belt               loop.
               Dunn               motions               for               Inqe               to               go               before               him               in               a               gentlemanly               way.

Inqe               rolls               her               eyes               and               walks               in,               Dunn               plodding               behind.

Plummerman               lets               them               through               several               more               doors               each               one               down               a               set               of               steps.

They               walk               on               the               raised               sidewalk               the               flowing               sewer               inches               from               their               feet.

They               come               to               a               set               of               four               tunnels,               Plummerman               leads               them               down               one               on               the               left.

That's               where               they               hear               the               clanking               and               hissing               of               Automaton               Guards.
               "I'll               get               this,"               said               Dunn.

As               the               group               of               three               Automaton               Guards               cross               his               vision               he               calls               out,
               "Hey,               stop.

I'm               from               the               Auto               Guild,"               he               shows               them               his               Guild               ID               and               they               turn               towards               him               in               compliance,               "I               need               to               do               some               maintenance."               Dunn               walks               around               behind               one               of               the               guards               and               takes               a               back               panel               off.

He               reaches               past               the               bundle               of               cables               and               abruptly               stops.

Looking               around               the               robot               his               mouth               agape               and               his               eyes               affright               he               started               at               Plummerman               and               Inqe.
               "What               is               it?

Just               shut               the               damn               things               off."               Plummerman               said.
               Dunn               walks               around               to               the               front               and               reaches               up               and               takes               off               a               panel,               exposing               a               human               face.

Inqe               gasps               covering               her               mouth.
               "What               is               that?"               She               murmurs.
               "Lad!

What               is               that?"               Plummerman               said               loudly.
               "It's               --               it's'""               He               started.
               "Golem               Guild               permit               please."               The               human               face               said               in               a               hollow               metallic               voice.
               "A               Golem               --               guild               --               the               rumors               --               "               Dunn               said.

Then               he               quickly               went               back               to               the               rear               panel.

"I               think               I               can               shut               it               off.

If               I               can't               you               have               to               run.

Don't               stop               just               run."
               "You               are               not               authorized               for               maintenance               on               this               unit."               The               human               face               warned               as               clanking               noises               emanated               from               its               back               panel.

Another               guard               stepped               behind               it               and               grabbed               Dunn               by               the               throat               lifting               him               to               the               tip               of               his               toes.
               "Present               Golem               Guild               permit               or               you               will               be               punished."               It               said               coldly.

It               raised               Dunn               into               the               air,               he               kicked               his               legs               wildly               as               his               face               turned               red.

He               turned               and               looked               straight               at               Inqe.

She               stepped               forward               as               if               to               help               but               he               stopped               her               with               a               gesture               then               pointed               behind               them               noiselessly               mouthing               something.

They               looked               and               there               was               nothing               there               and               looked               back               at               him.

He               struggled               to               grasp               the               Golems               arm               and               pulled               his               head               up               just               enough               to               say,               "RUN!"               They               both               hesitated               then               bolted               down               the               circular               concrete               tube               away               from               the               guards               and               Dunn.

Behind               them               they               could               hear               the               rending               of               flesh               but               no               scream.

They               both               knew               he               was               dead               and               that               the               Golem               would               be               coming               for               them.
               Plummerman               led               Inqe               down               several               corridors               then               unlocked               a               door               and               they               slipped               inside.

He               turned               on               an               old               dim               light               bulb               and               saw               Inqe               in               a               corner               rocking               back               and               forth               on               her               feet.
               "Nothing               we               could               do               girl,               they               had               him               and               they               would               have               had               us."
               "We               just               left               him               --               I               could               hear               the               --               hear               the               --               "               Inqe               broke               into               streaming               tears.

She               put               her               head               in               her               knees               and               wailed.
               "We               can               grieve               later,               but               right               now               we               have               to               do               our               duty.

We               have               to               unlock               those               doors."               Plummerman               said               trying               not               to               sound               insensitive.

He               felt               horrible               about               running               but               Dunn               knew               what               he               was               doing,               sacrificing               himself.
               "I               don't               care               anymore.

Leave               me               here."               She               said               sobbing.
               "You               can't               just               stop               caring               because               someone               you               knew               died               in               the               line               of               duty.

He               knew               it               was               going               to               happen,               he               even               told               us               that               if               he               couldn't               do               it               to               run.

He               may               have               been               a               little               pecker               sometimes               but               he               did               what               had               to               be               done.

And               now               you               have               to               do               the               same,               so               get               off               your               ass               and               lets               go               open               those               doors."
               "Do               it               yourself."               Inqe               said               from               between               her               knees.
               "Girly               I               can't               do               it               myself.

I               don't               know               how               to               shut               down               the               compactor.

I'm               not               a               big               fancy               Auto               Guilder.

I               take               care               of               the               sewers,               that's               why               they               call               me               Plummerman.

Did               you               think               that               was               my               real               name?

Do               you               think               at               all?

You               can               shut               the               damn               thing               down,               you               have               to,               we               don't               have               much               time               and               I'm               too               damn               old               to               figure               it               out."
               Inqe               sniffled               and               rubbed               her               nose               on               her               overalls.

She               looked               at               Plummerman               with               blurry               eyes.

She               felt               like               a               fool.

Of               course               she               had               to               do               her               job,               if               Dunn               could               do               it               so               could               she               right?
               "What's               your               real               name               then?"               She               asked               hoarsely.
               "Jerry               --               Jerry               Harmon."               He               said.
               "Okay               Jerry,               where's               this               compactor?"               Inqe               said               standing               and               fingering               the               tears               from               her               eyes.
               Jerry               cautiously               opens               the               door               and               looks               around.

He               silently               motions               for               her               to               follow               him.

He               leads               her               into               a               series               of               tunnels               and               over               thin               wood               bridges.

"This               isn't               the               quick               way               but               we'll               avoid               those               damn               robot               things,"               he               said.

"It's               right               down               that               tunnel,"               Jerry               pointed               straight               across               a               deep               expanse               that               was               a               hundred               feet               deep               with               water               splashing               into               the               cesspool               at               the               bottom.

As               they               carefully               cross               over               the               rickety               wood               planks               connecting               the               thin               stone               sills               they               could               hear               the               familiar               clanking               of               the               Golem               Guards               echoing               all               around               them.

Then               directly               across               from               them               a               lone               guard               emerges.

It               holds               up               a               giant               arm               and               spreads               its               fingers               exposing               a               large               hole.

Plummerman               pushed               Inqe               ahead,               "get               past               that               compactor               and               open               that               door,               and               do               it               quick               I               can               hear               its               mates."
               A               shot               rang               out               from               the               Golem's               hand               and               it               struck               the               plank               Jerry               was               standing               on.

Inqe               watched               in               slow               motion               as               Jerry's               feet               dropped               beneath               him               and               then               his               whole               body               fell               with               the               shattered               debris               of               the               wood               plank.

She               closes               her               eyes               and               hears               the               heavy               splash               echo               through               the               tunnels.

Breathing               hard               as               she               runs               tears               stream               down               her               cheek,               streaking               her               mascara               with               it.

She               didn't               care,               she               had               to               get               to               the               compactor               and               shut               it               down               to               get               past               it               and               unlock               those               doors.

She               knew               that               above               her               at               the               rear               entrance               to               the               Hepsite               broadcast               room               Kuz,               Jack               and               Ms.

Revel               were               already               waiting,               counting               on               her.
               The               machine               was               huge               but               as               she               looked               at               the               moving               pieces               she               realized               it               wasn't               too               different               that               the               automobile               plant.

The               main               piston               would               compact               the               garbage               then               another               piston               came               from               the               side               pushing               the               garbage               away.

There               must               be               an               off               switch,               she               thought.

She               looked               around               and               there               on               the               wall               was               a               big               red               button               and               a               small               sign               that               read               E-Stop.

She               ran               over               and               pressed               it.

Nothing               happened.

She               pulled               it               out               and               pressed               it               again.

Then               she               noticed               the               keyhole               below               it.

She               thought               of               Plummerman,               no               of               Jerry               and               a               pang               of               guilt               wrenched               up               her               throat.

He               probably               had               the               key,               but               now               he's               '"               she               shook               her               head               and               tried               to               think.

The               clanking               and               hissing               of               the               Golem               Guards               echoing               off               the               brick               walls               distracting.

Then               she               thought               of               poor               Dunn               Mack,               who               sacrificed               himself               doing               what               he               thought               was               right.

And               she               pictured               him               behind               the               guard               telling               them               to               run               if               he               couldn't               do               it.

What               was               he               trying               to               do               exactly?

That's               it!

He               was               trying               to               short               it               out.

She               reached               out               and               grabbed               the               panel               around               the               button               and               ripped               it               off.

It               dangled               from               several               colored               wires.

Reaching               in               her               overalls               she               produced               a               pocket               knife               and               quickly               cut               the               wires               and               stripped               away               their               protective               coating,               waited               until               the               main               piston               was               all               the               way               back               then               took               two               exposed               wires               and               touched               them               together               shorting               out               the               machine               and               it               stopped               with               a               whine.
               The               clanking               was               closer               and               louder               now,               she               knew               there               wasn't               much               time.

She               jumped               down               into               the               compactor               and               landed               in               shin-deep               wet               garbage.

It               soaked               her               pants               and               leaked               into               her               shoes.

She               shook               off               the               shiver               going               up               her               spine               and               trudged               ahead.

As               she               reached               the               back               of               the               machine               she               could               see               the               angular               metal               feet               of               the               Golem               Guards               coming               to               a               stop               and               turning               towards               her               laboriously.

She               looked               up               and               there               was               a               ladder               its               rungs               thick               with               grim               from               years               of               garbage               being               dumped               past               it.

Something               in               the               distance               was               rushing               towards               her,               the               it               occurred               to               her               to               move               and               quickly.

As               she               sought               the               shelter               of               the               machines               open               gut               the               garbage               hit               the               ground               next               to               her.

She               scurried               up               the               ladder               and               crawled               into               a               small               tunnel,               there               beside               a               very               small               door               was               a               dial.

It               read               simply;               lock               and               open               on               either               side               of               the               dial.

She               turned               the               dial               to               open               and               heard               a               clank               above               her.

She               had               done               it               the               door               was               open               and               now               Jack,               Kuz               and               Ms.

Revel               could               now               do               their               part.

Inqe               smiled               and               tears               ran               down               her               cheek.

Then               horror               stuck               her               as               she               heard               the               clanking               of               the               guards,               it               sounded               like               they               were               jumping               into               the               trash.

Could               they               climb               a               ladder?

She               poked               her               head               out               of               her               small               hiding               place               and               barely               missed               a               shot               fired               from               one               of               the               guards.

They               fired               several               times.

They               couldn't               climb               the               ladder               but               they               would               keep               firing               until               the               tunnel               collapsed               on               her.

Suddenly               the               sound               of               the               compactor               started               up               again               and               she               looked               down               to               see               the               guards               being               pushed               by               the               giant               piston,               a               satisfying               crushing               noise               followed.

She               was               safe               for               now.
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               The               door               unlocks               and               Kuz,               Jack               and               Ms.

Revel               cautiously               make               their               way               into               the               building,               then               down               stairs.
               "Okay,               everyone               stay               close               we               only               have               a               vague               idea               of               what               kind               of               traps               are               in               here."               Jack               said               ushering               everyone               in.

"The               Hepsite               room               is               about               five               stories               below               according               to               our               quidam.

Night               vision               on               everyone."
               Taking               a               moderate               pace               down               the               stairs               everything               is               illuminated               green               through               their               goggles.

Jack               stopped               and               checked               the               map               and               pointed               at               the               door.

As               the               door               swung               open               they               could               hear               the               heavy               clank               of               metal               on               concrete.

As               Jack               peeked               around               the               figure               standing               over               several               Automaton               Guards               turned               to               face               him.

The               face               was               unmistakable.
               "Friction!

What               are               you               doing               here?

Where's               Jessie?"               Ms.

Revel               yells               at               him.

For               a               moment               Friction               stood               over               the               bodies               of               Automaton               Guards,               then               turned               to               Ms.

Revel.

With               a               smack               to               the               neck               she's               down.
               "Jessie               what               are               you               doing?

Kuz               take               Friction               out!"               Jack               bellowed.

Kuz               was               nowhere               to               be               found.

"Fucking               coward."               He               said               rushing               at               Friction.

Friction's               gloved               fist               buried               itself               in               Jack's               abdomen               knocking               the               breath               from               him,               he               falls               to               the               ground               passed               out.

Kuz               witnessed               from               the               partially               open               door.

Friction               looked               around               then               disappeared               down               the               hall.
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               In               the               containment               room               just               down               the               hall               from               where               she               betrayed               her               friends,               footsteps               echoed               in               the               darkness               and               Jessie               held               onto               Friction,               standing               perfectly               still.

It's               not               really               betrayal,               she               thought,               I'm               saving               them               and               everyone               else.

A               voice               reverberated               off               the               metal               pipes               and               brick               walls.
               "Then               one               day               they               came               to               my               house               and               told               me               I               was               a               prophet               of               a               new               age               and               they               wanted               to               protect               me.

I               planned               our               escape.

One               of               my               dear               sons,               Simon,               Wanted               to               side               with               the               people               calling               themselves               Uruthenians,               a               mockery               of               our               name.

After               heated               debate,               and               many               regrettable               things               were               said,               Simon               left.

My               wife,               Franklin               and               myself               went               to               the               docks.

But               they               found               us,               first               they               took               my               wife!

I               made               Franklin               run,               to               get               aboard               the               ship               and               go               far               far               away.

I               let               them               take               me.

I               write               this               to               those               who               will               take               heed               my               warning.

The               stone               is               not               of               this               Earth               and               they               will               likely               return               for               it."               The               clap               of               a               closing               book               filled               room.
               "What               a               lovely               story,               don't               you               think               Jessie               Gearchild?

Or               should               I               call               you               by               your               true               family               name,               Jessie               Uru?"               Said               the               voice.

It               was               a               baritone               and               arrogant               voice.
               "That               name               is               corrupted               and               I               no               longer               claim               it!"               Jessie               screamed               into               the               darkness.
               "The               name               stands               for               order               out               of               chaos.

Obedience               from               anarchy.

Salvation               from               heathenism."               He               was               closer               now.

Jessie               sent               Friction               out               to               find               a               light.

A               green               glow               bathed               the               room               and               cast               deep               shadows               onto               the               floor,               Jessie               looked               behind               her               and               there               stood               the               head               of               the               church,               Lord               Veen.

He               had               appeared               on               the               TV               and               radio               many               times               preaching               the               word               of               the               Uruthenian               tenets.

She               took               in               his               aquiline               features               and               decided               they               must               represent               the               apex               of               evil               in               the               world.
               "It               stands               for               absolute               corruption               and               iron               fist               control,               ignorance               and               the               bliss               of               stupidity.

You've               killed               all               knowledge,               rewritten               the               past               and               killed               those               who               disagree               with               you."
               "Oh               a               small               price               to               pay               for               safety."
               "You               would               sacrifice               liberty               and               freedom               for               the               appearance               of               safety?"
               "We               were               liberators,               and               we               were               greeted               as               such!

The               country               was               in               ruins               we               came               and               helped               set               things               back               in               order.

We               brought               you               out               of               the               darkness."
               "No               you               redirected               the               path               to               suit               your               own               needs.

You               shut               off               the               country,               telling               us               it               was               for               our               own               good               then               you               make               deals               with               other               nations               and               personally               profit               off               it.

You               tell               no               one               of               your               camps               in               the               west,               of               the               poverty               in               the               south               the               ultra               rich               in               the               north.

Your               wars               with               other               nations,               and               the               torture               of               innocent               civilians."
               "We've               known               of               your               little               underground               group               for               a               while               now,               Ms.

Gearchild."
               "Then               why               let               them               succeed?

I               think               you               don't               know               as               much               as               you               say.

Your               claims               of               omnipotence               don't               work               on               me               I'm               not               one               of               your               blissfully               ignorant               '‹Å"believers',"               she               said               vehemently.
               "Ms.

Gearchild               I               am               not               here               to               argue               with               you,               there               is               no               argument.

You               are               terrorists               and               this               is               your               last               hurrah.

You               are               done."               He               motions               to               guards               standing               behind               him,               who               come               forward               and               attempt               to               take               Jessie               but               Friction               appears               seemingly               out               of               nowhere               and               downs               them               with               two               deft               moves.

Friction               is               grabbed               from               behind               by               two               huge               metal               arms.

He               struggles               against               the               Golem               holding               him               and               Jessie's               eyes               roll               back               in               her               head               as               she               struggles               to               concentrate               on               Frictions               movements               but               not               lose               sight               of               Lord               Veen.

In               her               mind               she               is               surrounded               by               green               light,               the               pattern               more               clear               than               it's               ever               been.

A               part               of               her               mind               snaps               off               and               suddenly               her               head               is               clear.

She               quickly               opens               her               eyes               fearful               that               Friction               was               broken               but               saw               him               still               struggling               with               the               Automaton               Guard.
               Everything               seemed               to               be               in               slow               motion               as               she               looked               around.

The               room               was               huge               with               massive               moving               disks               of               metal               rotating               and               in               the               middle               of               the               quagmire               of               parts               was               the               Hepsite.

As               wide               as               her               forearm               and               much               taller.

It               glowed               green               from               deep               within               and               the               outer               edges               were               translucent,               green               light               trickled               over               the               perfectly               straight               lines               flowing               to               its               pointed               extremes.

Surely               every               other               crystalline               gem               on               Earth               paled               in               comparison               to               this               brilliant               specimen,               Jessie               thought.

She               looked               over               to               her               nemesis,               the               Lord               Veen               and               stood               determined               with               a               clear               head.

He               scrunched               his               face               in               disgust               and               turned               his               robes               jerking               in               the               air               behind               him               and               started               to               walk               out.

Directly               in               front               of               him               the               door               that               hung               from               a               single               hinge               thanks               to               Friction               was               suddenly               torn               asunder               by               some               unseen               force.

Lord               Veen               quickly               changed               his               direction               away               from               the               clattering               door               as               it               landed               in               the               unseen               depths               of               the               room.

A               direct               and               tightly               focused               light               beamed               through               the               door               frame               shining               on               the               floor               straight               and               narrow               and               a               shadow               appeared               slowly               growing               smaller               as               the               unknown               came               closer               to               the               doors               breach.

Jessie               thought               it               might               be               reinforcements,               and               quickly               checked               on               Friction.

He               was               presently               finishing               off               the               Automaton               Guard               then               rushed               to               Jessie               to               protect               her.

Why               can't               I               sense               him               anymore,               she               thought               looking               at               him               anxiously               as               he               moved               disturbingly               independent.
               From               the               frame               emerged               something               that               wasn't               human.

It               walked               upright               on               two               legs               and               had               the               basic               shape               of               a               human               but               that's               where               the               similarities               ended.

It's               orange               and               white               stripped               head               was               massive,               it               looked               almost               too               big               to               fit               atop               its               tall               thin               body.

The               line               patterns               on               its               face               traced               the               contours               to               two               widely               spaced               eyes.

It               walked               toward               Jessie               crouched               over               as               not               to               hit               the               pipes.

She               hesitated               but               fought               her               reservations               and               spoke               up.
               "Are               you               the               creators               of               the               Crystalline               Web?"               She               asked               delicately.

The               creature               cocked               it's               head               and               the               frills               on               its               head               rippled               from               top               to               bottom.

"I               mean               are               you               the               owners               of               the               um               --               stone?"               She               pointed               to               the               Hepsite.
               The               creature               looked               at               the               glowing               green               stone               then               back               at               her.

It's               long               legs               took               only               a               few               strides               that               brought               it               directly               in               front               of               the               encased               stone.

From               its               robe               it               produced               a               square               device.

Touching               it               gently               with               its               spiny               fingers               the               Hepsite               glowed               brighter               then               simply               became               translucent.

It               reached               into               the               chamber               and               plucked               the               stone               from               its               base               and               walked               gracefully               to               the               door.
               "Please               help               us!"               Jessie               blurted.

"Please               you               have               to               help               us!

That               thing               has               corrupted               my               people               and               we               need               help               to               restore               what               we               once               had."
               "Corrupted               --               "               it               said.

It's               mouth               seemed               to               appear               across               its               face               in               a               great               organic               rip,               seemingly               having               no               lips               or               any               indication               of               a               mouth               until               it               talked.

"We               have               watched               you               since               you               received               the               '‹Å"stone',               as               you               call               it.

We               thought               that               if               you               could               use               it               for               good               we               would               let               you               keep               it.

We               watched               for               a               long               time.

We               had               not               studied               your               species               much               so               we               did               not               know               how               your               society               worked,               but               now               we               are               sure               that               this               technology               is               beyond               your               comprehension.

We               know               that               this               is               not               the               natural               state               of               your               atmosphere,               you               could               have               used               it               to               clean               your               air,               but               you               did               not.

You               used               it               to               augment               your               current               technological               level               creating               even               more               pollution."
               "It               wasn't               all               of               us,               just               a               small               portion               who               used               it               to               control               others               who               didn't               know               any               better."               Jessie               said,               sensing               the               conversation               was               not               going               the               way               she               wanted.
               "And               what               of               you?

Do               you               claim               ignorance               as               well?

Did               you               not               know               any               better?"
               "We               fought               them.

We               wanted               to               rid               our               society               of               their               corruption."
               "So               you               alone               speak               for               your               people?"
               "No.

But               we               work               to               put               the               world               right.

To               give               the               people               their               freedom               back."               She               desperately               wanted               the               alien               to               understand               that               she               wanted               the               best               for               everyone.
               "You               have               betrayed               and               killed.

We               have               seen               no               indication               that               your               people               as               a               whole               want               anything               other               than               to               be               ruled."
               Lord               Veen               steps               from               the               shadows.

"Ah               yes               my               Lord,"               he               says               with               open               arms               attempting               to               gain               favor               with               the               alien.

"You               speak               true               and               wise."               The               alien's               frills               danced               and               it's               eyes               seemed               to               narrow,               it               was               hard               to               tell               because               it's               eyes               were               so               non-human               and               hard               to               find               among               the               patterns               of               its               face.

"May               I               ask,"               he               continued,               "why               one               so               powerful               would               want               to               take               such               an               insignificant               piece               of               technology               away               from               ones               who               could               truly               use               it               for               the               betterment               of               the               world?"
               "You               speak               like               the               one               who               once               had               power               and               is               pleading               with               the               gods               to               not               take               it               away."
               "You               want               our               worship               then.

I               can               arrange               that.

We               will               worship               your               for               all               eternity               my               lord."
               "Worship               --               no.

What               I               meant               to               say               is               that               you               are               a               small               and               broken               creature.

I               am               sure               that               once               I               leave               you               will               use               those               lying               lips               to               talk               to               your               subjects               as               well,               as               you               attempt               to               coax               them               into               your               world               view.

By               taking               the               stone               we               will               help.

By               taking               the               object               of               your               ardent               desires               you               will               perhaps               find               something               else               to               long               for."               The               Alien               looked               to               Friction,               "Now               this               is               an               interesting               creature               you               have               created.

We               will               take               it               as               well."               It               ran               a               finger               across               the               stone               and               Friction               stepped               to               him.

"It               seems               to               have               a               will               of               its               own               when               not               being               controlled               by               another.

I               doubt               you               truly               know               what               you've               created               here."               With               Friction               in               tow               the               alien               leaves               the               room               and               Jessie               crumbles               to               the               floor               and               weeps.
               She               pounds               the               floor               with               her               fists               until               her               arms               are               numb               from               the               impact.

She               curled               up               and               wept               inwardly.

Feeling               a               hand               on               her               should               she               looks               up               and               through               teary               eyes               to               see               Kuz               crouched               over               her.

He               doesn't               say               a               word,               he               only               holds               out               a               hand               inviting               her               to               him.

Together               they               leave               the               room               and               the               complex.

In               the               hall               they               could               feel               the               vibrations               as               the               tower               is               destroyed               and               hundreds               of               fragments               falling               to               the               ground.

The               call               has               been               sent               and               soon               the               police               would               soon               arrive.

As               they               emerged               in               the               cool               night               air               they               could               see               the               smoking               rubble               of               the               tower               in               the               not               so               distance               courtyard.

Kuz               helped               her               into               a               steam               powered               car               and               drove               her               away.

Flashing               lights               from               police               cars               could               be               seen               in               the               distance               speeding               toward               the               scene               of               the               broken               tower.

Kuz               knew               exactly               what               he               was               doing               and               where               he               was               going.

No               one               else               mattered               to               him,               only               Jessie.

She               lay               in               the               seat               next               to               him,               her               arms               limp               beside               her.

He               could               see               her               hands               starting               to               turn               purple,               the               results               of               her               tantrum.

Tears               running               down               her               face.

Now               was               the               time               to               take               her               away,               to               leave               the               next               steps               in               the               hands               of               younger               more               capable               and               passionate               people.

He               was               sure               that               in               her               mind               she               was               a               failure,               but               in               truth               is               was               never               up               to               her.

They               would               have               taken               the               stone               anyway.

But               she               had               done               her               part               in               inspiring               a               revolution,               one               day               she               would               realize               that               her               job               was               completed               as               the               tower               went               down.

Her               bright               light               had               flashed               across               the               land               and               now               the               people's               hearts               stirred.

The               revolution               would               come,               and               the               people               would               be               free               and               so               would               she.

He               would               free               her.
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               Kuz               was               sitting               in               his               den               reading               a               book               when               the               alarm               rang               out.

A               warning               that               someone               was               nearing               their               house.

He               walked               to               the               screen               door               sure               that               it               was               a               transient.

Wearing               a               long               brown               coat               and               wide               brim               hat               and               carrying               a               large               brown               bag,               the               transient               made               his               way               up               the               earthen               drive.
               "Stop!"               Kuz               yelled.

The               transient               paused,               the               wide               brim               of               the               hat               obscuring               his               face.

"Who               are               You?"               Kuz               said               emerging               onto               the               porch               small               gun               in               hand.
               "Just               a               Speaker,               sir."               Came               a               woman's               voice,               slow               and               sultry.

Kuz's               eyes               widened               as               she               took               off               her               hat.
               "Inqe               Speaker!"               He               said.
               She               walked               up               to               him               dropping               her               bag               with               a               thud               and               they               embraced.

The               screen               door               creaked               and               Inqe               looked               over               Kuz's               shoulder               and               there               stood               Jessie.

Her               beauty               had               returned               for               the               most               part               but               she               still               looked               tired               beyond               her               years.

Inqe               steps               around               Kuz               and               embraces               Jessie,               both               weeping.
               Sitting               in               the               den               Inqe               recounts               her               experiences               after               the               visitors               reclaimed               the               stone.

The               following               revolution,               and               struggle               for               power.

Lives               lost               and               lives               saved.

Ultimately               ending               for               better               or               worse.
               "Barry               Box               is               Chancellor               now,               but               he's               set               a               date               for               a               democratic               election.

Supposedly               he's               set               everything               up               so               that               the               system               can               never               become               as               corrupt               as               it               was.

I               wonder               how               that               experiment               will               go?"
               "Only               time               will               tell."               Kuz               said               sipping               tea.
               "No               cigars,               Kuz?"               Inqe               smirked.
               "I               don't               want               anything               polluting               my               beautiful               air,               besides               they're               bad               for               little               lungs."               He               said               and               smiled               at               Jessie.
               Inqe               gasped,               "You               mean'""
               "Four               months               in."               Jessie               blushed.
               "Congratulations!"
               "Where               to               now               Inqe?"               Kuz               inquired.
               "Actually'"I               was               hoping               you               needed               a               farm               hand."
               "Not               really."               Kuz               said               matter-of-factly.
               Inqes               shoulders               dropped,               "Well               that's               alright               I               suppose               I               could               find               something               in'""               she               started.
               "But               I               could               use               a               mechanic,"               Kuz               smiled               putting               down               his               cup,               "those               machines               could               really               use               some               work."






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